Nokia unveils metal-body Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia unveiled a metal version of its Lumia smartphone on May 14, 2013 striving to catch up with Samsung and Apple Inc in the lucrative handset market.

The Lumia 925 is the latest version in Nokia's range of smartphones using Windows Phone software, with its metal body setting it apart from earlier models.

The latest entrant to the company's Lumia range runs on Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system and comes equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.

The smartphone comes with a 4.5-inch AMOLED display with a 1280x768 resolution. Slimmer than its predecessor, Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 925 is 8.5mm thick and wieghs 139gm. The smartphone comes with an aluminium frame with a polycarbonate back.

Lumia 925 packs 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The device has an 8.7-megapixel rear-facing camera with Carl Zeiss optics. According to Nokia, the device's camera adds new features and advances in PureView imaging technology. It offers a Smart Camera mode feature that allows a user to create 'high quality image' and take ten shots at a time.

The smartphone will be available in grey and black metallic colors.

Vodafone group director of terminals Patrick Chomet speaks at the launch of the Nokia Lumia 925 in London.

Stefan Pannenbecker, Head of Nokia Product Design speaks during the launch of the New Nokia mobile phone, the Lumia 925 in London.

Nokia executive vice president of smart devices Jo Harlow poses with the new Nokia Lumia 925 at its launch in London on May 14, 2013. Nokia unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of buyers to close the huge market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple Inc in the lucrative handset market.